The Best of Bruce Dickinson

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The Best of Bruce Dickinson
Compilation album by Bruce Dickinson
Released	September 25, 2001
Recorded	1989-1999
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	1:53:08
Label	Metal-Is
Producer(s)	Roy Z, Jack Endino, Shay Baby
Professional reviews
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Bruce Dickinson chronology
Scream for Me Brazil (1999)	The Best of Bruce Dickinson (2001)	Tyranny of Souls (2005)

The Best of Bruce Dickinson is a compilation album released in 2001 by Bruce Dickinson. Two versions were released; a single disc version and a second version with a bonus disc.

Disc 1 is a selection of songs from his previous solo albums, with the addition of two new songs, "Broken" and "Silver Wings", both of which were written by Dickinson and guitarist/producer Roy Z. Disc 2 contains rare songs, most of which have appeared as b-sides on singles. The track "The Voice of Crube" is an explanation of the various songs, narrated by Bruce.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Broken" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:00
2. "Tattooed Millionaire" (Dickinson, Gers) – 4:25
3. "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" [live] (Dickinson, Dickson, Z) – 4:09
4. "Tears of the Dragon" (Dickinson) – 6:19
5. "The Tower" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:43
6. "Born in 58" (Dickinson, Gers) – 3:36
7. "Accident of Birth" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:28
8. "Silver Wings" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:16
9. "Darkside of Aquarius" (Dickinson, Z) – 6:50
10. "Chemical Wedding" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:05
11. "Back from the Edge" (Dickinson, Dickson) – 4:16
12. "Road to Hell" (Dickinson, Smith) – 3:58
13. "Book of Thel" [live] (Casillas, Dickinson, Z) – 8:27

[edit] Disc two

1. "Bring Your Daughter... To the Slaughter (Original Soundtrack Version)" (Dickinson) – 5:00
2. "Darkness Be My Friend" (Dickinson) – 2:00
3. "Wicker Man (recorded 97)" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:40
4. "Real World" (Dickinson, Z) – 3:55
5. "Acoustic Song" (Dickinson, Z) – 4:23
6. "No Way Out... Continued" (Baker, Crichton, Dickinson) – 5:18
7. "Midnight Jam" (Dickinson, Smith, Z) – 5:11
8. "Man of Sorrows" (Dickinson) – 5:15
9. "Ballad of Mutt" (Dickinson, Gers) – 3:33
10. "Re-Entry" (Dickinson, Dickson) – 4:03
11. "I'm in a Band With an Italian Drummer" (Dale) – 3:52
12. "Jerusalem" [live] (Dickinson, Z) – 6:43
13. "The Voice of Crube" – 13:45
14. "Dracula" (D.Siviter, A.Siviter) – 3:45

[edit] Personnel

• Bruce Dickinson - vocals
• Roy Z - guitar, piano, mellotron
• Adrian Smith - guitar
• Janick Gers - guitar
• Eddie "Cheddar" Casillas - guitar
• Alex Dickson - guitar
• Andi Carr - bass
• Chris Dale - bass
• Doug Vanbooven - percussion
• Fabio del Rio - drums
• Alessandro Elena - drums
• Dickie Fliszar - drums
• Dave Ingraham - drums

[edit] Production

• Producers: Jack Endino, Shay Baby, Roy Z
• Engineers: Jack Endino, Spencer May
• Mixing: Spencer May, Shay Baby

[edit] Trivia

• The seal of the demon Astaroth appears on the front cover

Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson | Roy Z | Adrian Smith | Eddie Cassillas | David Ingraham
Alex Dickson | Janick Gers | Chris Dale | Alessandro Elena | Andy Carr | Fabio Del Rio | Doug Van Booven
Discography
Studio Albums: Tattooed Millionaire | Balls to Picasso | Skunkworks | Accident of Birth | The Chemical Wedding | Tyranny of Souls
Live Albums: Alive in Studio A | Scream for Me Brazil
Compilations: The Best of Bruce Dickinson | Anthology (DVD)